military social work

USC announces summer scholarship for military children during D.C. swing

Related: Download application for Provost’s Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students
by Eddie North-Hager

USC President C. L. Max Nikias and a delegation of university leaders met with key policymakers in Washington, D.C., this week, unveiling a new program that will bring the sons and daughters from military families here for summer classes.

Nikias announced the Provost’s Pre-College Summer Scholarship for Military High School Students in conjunction with the 2014 USC in D.C. event, where Nikias and Provost Elizabeth Garrett joined USC faculty, staff and trustees to share USC’s leadership role in research, education, health care and civic engagement with congressional and […]

By |March 14th, 2014|News|0 Comments

USC Social Work leaders advise mayor on Los Angeles veterans issues

by Claudia Bustamante

The University of Southern California has a long history of supporting the United States military—from its days as a training school during World War I to the formation of programs and centers aimed at helping veterans transition home.

Now that tradition continues in the university’s own backyard. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced the formation of a new council that will advise his administration on issues affecting the city’s military community.

A majority of the seven-member Military Veteran Advisory Council has ties to the USC School of Social Work, which was the first research university to offer a military […]

By |February 24th, 2014|News|0 Comments